CONVOY JW 53 / JW 53BLeft Loch Ewe on Febr. 15-1943 with 26 ships, another 3 following the next day as JW 53B.
Arrived Kola Inlet on Febr. 27?
(Cruising order is not available).

The following ships are believed to have been in this convoy:(Documents regarding the composition of JW 53 have not survived, and this list has been reconstructed from a variety of sources - in every case it is confirmed that these ships were at Loch Ewe and available for sailing).

Cruiser Sheffield and escort carrier Dasher were to have joined, but had to return with severe weather damage, the former with one third of the roof of A turret gone, the latter with damaged flight deck.